The talking yam has fired the two Democratic commissioners on the US Federal Trade Commission on Tuesday, further blurring the lines of bipartisanship at regulatory agencies. Via The Guardian:
The fired commissioners are confirmed to be Alvaro Bedoya and Rebecca Kelly Slaughter. Bedoya confirmed his firing in a post on social media.
“I’m a Commissioner at the Federal Trade Commission. The President just illegally fired me,” he wrote.
“The FTC is an independent agency founded 111 years ago to fight fraudsters and monopolists, our staff is unafraid of the Martin Shkrelis and Jeff Bezos of the world. They take them to court and they win.
“Now, the President wants the FTC to be a lap dog for his golfing buddies,” he continued.
In a similar statement given to the Guardian and other outlets, Slaughter spoke about the unlawfulness of her firing.
“Today, the President illegally fired me from my position as a Federal Trade Commissioner, violating the plain language of a statute and clear Supreme Court precedent. Why? Because I have a voice, and he is afraid of what I’ll tell the American people,” she said.
